News March 02 2026

Light after death

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  • A street light in Denham Town, west Kingston. A street light in Denham Town, west Kingston.
  • A section of Denham Town in west Kingston.  A section of Denham Town in west Kingston.

Residents of Denham Town in west Kingston received a massive upgrade of street lights in the community last week, a move some residents welcomed but believed came a little too late following the murder of three-year-old Jace Pinnock and his father two weeks ago. The macabre slaying of the two and the wounding of Jace’s eight-year-old sibling is being noted as the tipping point – the catalyst for the erection or repair of some 40 defective and non-existent street lights that left residents in the dark and vulnerable at night.

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